In his first two NFL games, Cincinnati Bengals outside linebacker Carl Lawson had drawn praise for his ability to pressure opposing quarterbacks. But on the stat sheet, he didn't have a tackle, let alone a sack to show for his efforts.

He took care of that on Sunday.

Lawson was in on three sacks of Green Bay quarterback Aaron Rodgers, but the Bengals still lost to the Packers 27-24 in overtime to fall to 0-3 for the season.

Lawson had four tackles in the game.

His second one came on a third-and-9 snap at the Green Bay 42-yard line, when he sacked Rodgers for an 8-yard loss with about six-and-a-half minutes left in the second quarter.

The next time that Green Bay had the football, Lawson sacked Rodgers again for a 5-yard loss on the play before the two-minute warning.

With about six minutes left in the third quarter, Lawson shared a sack with defensive end Chris Smith, taking down Rodgers for a 13-yard loss to set his official sack total for the game at 2.5.

Lawson was among the 18 former Auburn players who got on the field during the third Sunday of the NFL's 2017 season.

Quarterback Cam Newton of the Carolina Panthers completed 17-of-26 passes for 167 yards with no touchdowns and three interceptions in a 34-13 loss to the New Orleans Saints. He also ran three times for 16 yards and a touchdown.

Nose tackle Pat Sims of the Bengals made one tackle against the Packers.

Right offensive tackle Shon Coleman and wide receiver Ricardo Louis of the Cleveland Browns. Louis caught a 10-yard pass in a 31-28 loss to the Indianapolis Colts.

Left offensive tackle Greg Robinson of the Detroit Lions.

Fullback Jay Prosch (UMS-Wright) of the Houston Texans.

Right outside linebacker Dee Ford (St. Clair County) of the Kansas City Chiefs made a tackle and had two quarterback hits in a 24-10 victory over the Los Angeles Chargers. Ford suffered a hip injury in the game.

Other former Auburn players seeing action on Sunday included:

Atlanta Falcons long snapper Josh Harris.

Bengals tight end C.J. Uzomah, who was sidelined by an injury in the first two games, made his 2017 debut and had a special-teams tackle against the Packers.

Packers defensive tackle Montravius Adams made his NFL debut against the Bengals. Adams suffered a broken foot on the second day of training camp and had to have surgery, keeping him sidelined throughout the preseason and for the first two games of the regular season.

Colts wide receiver Quan Bray caught a 22-yard pass and returned three punts for 16 yards against the Browns.

Jacksonville Jaguars running back Corey Grant (Opelika) ran for 75 yards on six carries and caught an 18-yard pass in a 44-7 victory over the Baltimore Ravens. Grant broke loose for a 58-yard run on a fake punt.

Miami Dolphins place-kicker Cody Parkey had only one kick - an extra-point attempt when Miami scored on the final play of the game - and he missed it with 0:00 left in a 20-6 loss to the New York Jets.

New England Patriots cornerback Jonathan Jones and safety Brandon King (Thompson). Jones made three tackles in a 36-33 victory over the Texans.

Tampa Bay Buccaneers running back Peyton Barber.

Tennessee Titans linebacker Daren Bates made a special-teams tackle in a 33-27 victory over the Seattle Seahawks.

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